When you talk back to me and say something to me it made my game go to another level. Gary Payton Read Quote
Kobe Bryant, to me, is still the best basketball player in my mind. He played with me and he was in my era. I still love him to death. He’s a little brother to me. Gary Payton Read Quote
To let somebody get 30 points on you, and you feel good because you got 35 on them, that’s not good for me, you know what I’m saying? If I get 35, I want him to get 12 or 14 because that means I’ve done something. I’ve done my job. I went out there and played hard and did what I had to do. Gary Payton Read Quote
My way is to talk to my opponent so he makes it a personal thing. He starts playing me one-on-one, and forgets about his team. Meanwhile, I’m still playing team ball and eating him up. Some guys tried talking back, but you can’t get a talker when a talker’s talking to you. Gary Payton Read Quote
Xavier McDaniel made me respect him. I thought I could do anything I wanted to. He grabbed me one time and almost choked me out. He said, ‘You’re going to do this. You’re going to go get coffee. You’re going to go get doughnuts.’ It’s a game of respect. Gary Payton Read Quote
